By Nanise Volau THE British Government is calling on the Pacific to uphold the principles of the UN Charter on the prohibition of chemical weapons which they claimed was recently undermined by Russia. The plea comes in the wake of the recent incident in Salisbury, England where a former Russian…

By NETANI RIKA THE Solomon Islands’ diplomatic row with Fiji has taken another twist with the former Fijian Foreign Affairs Minister dragging war veterans into the fray. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola – now Defence Minister - took to Twitter to tell leaders in Honiara that Fijian troops died for the freedom…

By Usa Koto Haroon Ali is to be the new Country Head of Bank South Pacific in Fiji, the bank has just announced in a statement released a short while ago. He succeeds Kevin McCarthy when he retires at the end of 2018. Ali is currently BSP Group's chief risk officer…

By NETANI RIKA VANUATU yaqona (kava) exports to Europe have been dealt a huge blow by a leading scientist. Dr Mathias Schmidt was a key player in advocacy which led to the lifting of a European Union ban on Pacific yaqona in 2017. But Schmidt now says he will…

By NANISE VOLAU FIJI'S rate of violence against women and girls are among the highest in the world. According to Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, Coordinator Shamima Ali, Fiji is not a good place for women because 64 per cent of those who had been in an intimate relationship had experienced…